A new book excerpt! From Moon Landings to Modern Software: Complicated Software Lessons from the Apollo Guidance Program https://betterbits.substack.com/p/from-moon-landings-to-modern-software

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Working through writing the portion of the software change management book that addresses grief (yes, dealing with grief in healthy ways should be part of any change process, even in software).

Going through my notes from this lens as been... a lot.

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"Changing anything in an organization requires addressing this complexity. And there is an urgency to being able to do so. The computer scientist and author, Jeff Offutt, observed that 'In the 1960s, programmers built ‘tiny log cabins,’ while 'in the 1980s, teams of programmers were building office buildings'. To extend the metaphor, we’re long past the point where developers craft bespoke log cabins in a rough and tumble, 'anything goes' frontier. -

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In the latest Better Bits email, I talk about the loss of 3rd places and how, particularly in the US, this is negatively impacting our ability to be effective, empathetic technology leaders: https://betterbits.substack.com/p/the-mall-is-not-enough-for-better

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